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I have

Fx 6300

hyper 212 evo

Gigabyte 78lmt usb 3 motherboard

8 gigs ram crucial ballistic sport

750 watt psu

nvidia gt 730 gpu

rosswell challenger case

2 x 500 gigabyte hard drives

 

Built it last Saturday for around 250 - Got spare parts from other computers both the first 4 components listed. Also got psu and case for free becuz really nice people.

So I was thinkg gt 960 or r9 380? Any more suggestions? 

 

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280x

My ~$200 USD build:

AMD A8-7600    G. Skill Ripjaws Z @1800 CAS 8     EVGA 500w 80+ PSU    Gigabyte GAF2A68HM-DS2H Motherboard

 

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R9 380X it will outperform both the 960 and the r9 380 (obviously) and its around the same price

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I was leaning towards the r9 380 as I have the psu to support it, but I already have all the nvidia drivers. - Dont ask about why I got the 730 - i dont want to talk about it

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I would recommend the r9 380x or if you want to save more money r9 380 i got mine for 189 dollars

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R9 380 or R9 380x, both 4GB version.

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3 minutes ago, sebz2 said:

I was leaning towards the r9 380 as I have the psu to support it, but I already have all the nvidia drivers. - Dont ask about why I got the 730 - i dont want to talk about it

You can just reinstall the drivers.. its really easy.

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The 960 will perform better in CPU intensive games, but the 380 is much faster than a 960.

 

A 380 will overclock to match a 380x. If you need a 380x look at getting a used 290. Will eat all of those cards for lunch xD 

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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Just now, RuLeZ said:

You can just reinstall the drivers.. its really easy.

I know its just... painfulll I love nvidia xD

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Just now, sebz2 said:

I know its just... painfulll I love nvidia xD

At this price point I really dont recommend nvidia right now.

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Save your money and go used. Get a 7950 so you'll have money to upgrade to a better CPU later on. Until games have lower CPU overhead. CPU really does matter

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1 minute ago, afyeung said:

Save your money and go used. Get a 7950 so you'll have money to upgrade to a better CPU later on. Until games have lower CPU overhead. CPU really does matter

I just upgraded my cpu from a core 2 duo, Its a pretty big performance increase...

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2 minutes ago, sebz2 said:

I just upgraded my cpu from a core 2 duo, Its a pretty big performance increase...

Of course it is lol. But a better CPU is a worthwhile upgrade for gaming. And the 7950=280 which is slightly slower than the 380.

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1 minute ago, Frankk said:

Get a used R9 290, they got for like $180.

His CPU will bottleneck like crazy

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Just now, afyeung said:

His CPU will bottleneck like crazy

My cpu holds up really well... it can run 380's I have seen it on a youtube video - core i5 vs amd fx 6300 with like amd r9 390 and the core i5 was like 5 fps over.

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there's some 290's on eBay if you're into that kinda stuff. If not, 380.

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Just now, sebz2 said:

My cpu holds up really well... it can run 380's I have seen it on a youtube video - core i5 vs amd fx 6300 with like amd r9 390 and the core i5 was like 5 fps over.

Nope it was a 960 

 

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6 minutes ago, sebz2 said:

Nope it was a 960 

290 is a lot, a lot more powerful than a 960. Probably best price to performance card you can get. 

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Just now, afyeung said:

290 is a lot, a lot more powerful than a 960. Probably best price to performance card you can get. 

 

 

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Just now, afyeung said:

290 is a lot, a lot more powerful than a 960. Probably best price to performance card you can get. 

I'm saying 290 because it will be relevant long enough that they could replace the CPU down the road and have the power waiting for them. Get the 380 and you're fairly limited, by 290 standards. 

If anyone asks you never saw me.

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Just now, App4that said:

I'm saying 290 because it will be relevant long enough that they could replace the CPU down the road and have the power waiting for them. Get the 380 and you're fairly limited, by 290 standards. 

Yeah but buying the 290 used doesn't exactly make me feel comfortable...

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